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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm also an American living in the UK. I've only been here 8mos though. Right now, the UK is an odd hybrid of EU systems combined with 10 years of neglect of public institutions by right wing governments.

I live in the commuter belt about 50 miles outside London. There are amazing fast trains between cities, but getting around our small city is tough, as the bus system is unreliable.

My home is a three bedroom house with the same square footage as my 2BR  condo back in DC. The main problem is the condition of the housing. It tends to be run down, with flimsy construction. [b]Homes don't tend to have clothes dryers or dishwashers. [/b]I have never seen a garbage disposal here. Landlords are poorly regulated. I had several people refuse to rent to me because I have a child (!). Most homes come with gardens, though.

The state schools are more academically challenging here. (Yay!). Getting your child into a school, whether public or private, is a nightmare.[/quote]

How do people do their laundry? [/quote]

The post you’re responding to is nonsense regarding laundry and dishwasher. [/quote]

No its not. Im from England and live here in the US now. My MUm still doesnt have a dryer or a dishwasher and she lives in a normal house in a normal town. To the PP that asked about laundry, most of it is dried on a clothes line in the back garden. [/quote]

It is nonsense. I'm also from England and lived in a lot of different places there and here (in the US). If you lived in a council house maybe you wouldn't have a dryer. Or a small flat. But "most homes" no, complete nonsense.[/quote]

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